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19 Her mother-in-law then said to her, “Where did you glean today and where did you [a]work? May he who (A)took notice of you be blessed.” So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had [b]worked and said, “The name of the man with whom I worked today is Boaz.” 20 Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “(B)May he be blessed of Yahweh who has not forsaken his lovingkindness to the living and to the dead.” Then Naomi said to her, “The man is [c]our relative; he is one of our kinsman redeemers.” 21 Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “[d]Furthermore, he said to me, ‘You should [e]stay close to my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 2:19 Lit do, cf. 1:8, 17; 2:11
  2. Ruth 2:19 Lit done, cf. 1:8, 17; 2:11
  3. Ruth 2:20 Lit near to us
  4. Ruth 2:21 Lit Also that
  5. Ruth 2:21 Lit cling, cf. 1:14; 2:8

19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.

20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.

21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.

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19 And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you glean today? And where have you worked? Blessed be the man (A)who took notice of you.” So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked and said, “The man's name with whom I worked today is Boaz.” 20 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, (B)“May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken (C)the living or the dead!” Naomi also said to her, “The man is a close relative of ours, one of (D)our redeemers.” 21 And Ruth the Moabite said, “Besides, he said to me, ‘You shall keep close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’”

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